i got tagged by my kuhli once, it's not quite that big a barb. but the thing is, THE DAMN THING WOULDN'T COME OUT!!!! i almost killed him trying to pry it out!
they're bad ass! i bought a group of ffive small CLs for my 75 african cichlid tank and one of my larger Johannis decided he wanted a snack and the loach put the spines through his face. sadly both died. but still bad ass!